Author: Lars Brandle

One Direction is gone, split up into five healthy parts. But certainly not forgotten. The Garcia twins played their part in keeping the flame burning for 1D with a performance Monday night (Feb. 26) as The Voice returned to our screens. For their blind audition, the teenage lads performed “Story of My Life,” lifted from […]

It’s early days in the U.K. chart race, though, as it stands Beyoncé should hold all the cards. Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) is “storming ahead,” according to the Official Charts Company, to lead the First Look chart blast. “Texas Hold ‘Em” last Friday, Feb. 23 gave Beyonce her sixth U.K. No. 1 […]

Idles’ Tangk rolls to the summit of the U.K. chart, for the British rock outfit’s second leader. The best-seller at the midweek point, Tangk (via Partisan) completes its mission to the top with physical sales accounting for 85% of its opening week result, including a market-leading volume on vinyl, the Official Charts Company reports. Formed […]

More Australians will get the chance to see Pearl Jam’s swing Down Under later this year, their first in these parts for a decade. Just 10 days after the rock legends announced a major global tour in support of their forthcoming studio album Dark Matter, Pearl Jam adds two stadium dates to their Australia lap. […]

It’s a long, sweet southern summer for Taylor Swift, as the U.S. pop superstar dominates the Australian albums chart and her sleeper hit “Cruel Summer” climbs to No. 1 for the first time. The newly-crowned IFPI Global Recording Artist, earning plaudits for a record fourth time, Swift now sweeps the ARIA Charts like no artist […]

Just weeks after making an unlikely U.S. chart debut, Sophie Ellis-Bextor is taking her show on the road for a first-ever headline tour of North America. The British pop star sets a seven-date stretch, starting March 30 at San Francisco’s August Hall, followed by dates in San Diego, CA; Washington, DC, Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA; […]

Beyoncé strides ahead in the U.K. chart race with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the first cut from her forthcoming project Renaissance Act II (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent). Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, “Texas Hold ‘Em” has an advantage of fewer than 1,500 combined sales over the second-ranked single, Dua […]

Noah Kahan scores his first U.K. chart double as “Stick Season” holds at No. 1 on the national singles chart, and his LP of the same name rises to the summit of the albums tally. It’s taken 36 weeks (including 10 weeks in the top 10) for Stick Season (via Republic Records) to complete its first […]

Lenny Kravitz let the music talk, then recounted some of the righteous steps he made along the way in his music career, as the rocker was presented with the Music Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards. On a night when Taylor Swift dominated with four awards, but was unable to attend due to […]

Jimmy Barnes is back. The legendary Australian rocker will make another comeback for the ages when he performs at Byron Bay Bluesfest on March 31, a warm-up for a full-scale tour of Australia. This is no ordinary return to the stage. The 67-year-old singer is back from a life-threatening condition. Less than two months ago, […]